Where does “juoppohullu” come from?
juoppohullu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoppo, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
juoppohullu (Finnish): One suffering of delirium tremens
Definitions
- One suffering of delirium tremens
Ancestry of “juoppohullu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | juoppo | A drunkard |
| 2 | Finnish | juoda | to drink |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joodak | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |